What's happening
This bill exempts honorably discharged veterans from paying New York State Thruway tolls and reimburses lost revenue up to $100,000 yearly.
Why it matters
Direct financial relief for veterans. By exempting honorably discharged veterans from New York State Thruway tolls, the bill could make travel more affordable for thousands of veterans, reducing their transportation costs for work, medical appointments, or family visits.
Recognition and support for military service. The measure serves as a tangible acknowledgment of veterans’ service, potentially improving their quality of life and signaling societal appreciation, which can have positive effects on veterans’ well-being and integration.
Fiscal impact is capped and managed. The bill limits state reimbursements to the Thruway Authority for lost toll revenue to $100,000 per year, helping to control the fiscal impact and ensure that the policy remains sustainable without significantly affecting the state budget or toll system operations.
Administrative considerations. The legislation requires the development of specific rules and processes to verify eligibility and implement the toll exemption, which could involve new administrative procedures for both veterans and transportation authorities.
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Free Thruway Tolls for Veterans
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2 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Free Thruway Tolls for Veterans
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Pamela Helming
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5633
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, HAWLEY, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIGLIO, LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the exemption of certain veterans from tolls collected by the New York state thruway authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 361 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 621 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the powers conferred by the vehicle and traffic law, the authority is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations for the use and occupancy of the thruway as may be necessary and proper for the public safety and convenience, for the preservation of its property and for the collection of tolls and provided further that the authority, in consultation with the departments of environmental conservation and transportation, is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement a heavy duty vehicle roadside inspection program pursuant to section 19-0320 of the environmental conservation law. Such rules and regulations shall authorize the exemption from the collection of such tolls upon honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States. Such exemption shall be in such form and manner as the commissioner may provide.
§ 2. Subdivision 4 of section 1630 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended to read as follows:
4. Charging of tolls, taxes, fees, licenses or permits for the use of the highway or any of its parts, where the imposition thereof is authorized by law. No such toll shall be imposed by the New York state thruway authority upon honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08083-01-7
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§ 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner of transportation is authorized and directed to reimburse the New York state thruway authority for any loss in net revenue, up to one hundred thousand dollars per fiscal year, due to the exemption from tolls upon honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 361 of the public authorities law.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law except that any rule or regulation necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date.
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